What color is #D2D2EF?

#D2D2EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D2D2EF?

The RGB value is 210, 210, 239: 210 red, 210 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D2D2EF?

The complementary color is #EFEFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D2D2EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D2D2EF color

#D2D2EF rgb(210, 210, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #D2D2EF is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 82.4% green and 93.7% blue (210, 210, 239).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 48% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#D2D2EF color codes

HEX	`#D2D2EF`
RGB	`rgb(210, 210, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 82.4%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 48%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 12%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.01, 5.58, -14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.01, 15.26, 291.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.202, 66.026, 90.954)`
Decimal	`13816559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D2D2EF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D2D2EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D2D2EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D2D2EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d2d2ef; }
.text { color: #d2d2ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d2d2ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 210 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d2d2ef, #e1d2ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #D2D2EF?: #D2D2EF is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D2D2EF?: The RGB value is 210, 210, 239: 210 red, 210 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D2D2EF?: The complementary color is #EFEFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D2D2EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.